Rathnayake, Nirmala
Lenora, Janaka
Alwis, Gayani
Lekamwasam, Sarath
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Council Sri Lanka (15-023)
Faculty Research Grants, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna
Article History
Received: 18 January 2018
Accepted: 16 July 2018
First Online: 6 August 2018
Authors’ information
: NR; Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, JL; Professor, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, GA; Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, SL; Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.
: Ethical clearance for the study was obtained from the ethical review committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. Informed written consent was obtained from each participant prior to the commencement of the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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